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The third album 'Seven and the Ragged Tiger' also went multi-platinum during 1983. The glamour and excess in the video for Rio has to be one of the most memorable moments from the eighties. “This feels like a Saturday night down at the local with all your best mates,” Le Bon said at one point, after roaring reactions to the band’s biggest hits “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “The Reflex” and closer “Rio” (the tour celebrates that single’s 40th birthday).'My Own Way' was released before the album in late 1981, and reached No.14, followed by 'Hungry Like the Wolf' (No.5), 'Save A Prayer' (No.2) and the title track which reached No.9. But it was the addition of talented saxophonist Simon Willescroft and backup singers Rachael O’Connor and Anna Ross (who aced the harmonies on “Come Undone”) that fortified the live set. Guitarist Dominic Brown (the latest in the band the last decade or so after a rotating cast) added to the chemistry, with winding solos that gave extra panache. Save for a few raspy parts, Le Bon’s voice was impeccable, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Taylor held a steady rhythmic front and Nick “keyboard god” Rhodes (Le Bon’s words) was in ultra-sharp form. But that only put the focus on the prime moments of each band member.

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The early masters of video production brought a set full of mood-setting imagery throughout the night though short on other theatrics. Launching into several of the album’s tracks like “Invisible,” “Gave It All Up,” “Tonight United” and the Duran Duran doo-wop “Anniversary,” lines were blurred in their own chronology, with the band still putting out pinnacle pop melodies. On it the band partners with modern muses like Tove Lo and Japanese band Chai while also tinkering with the master of Euro disco Giorgio Moroder. The name of Duran Duran’s latest album, “Future Past,” is a great way to phrase it - a nod to the formative years while still taking big leaps forward.

Though they’ve outlived some things - the era of MTV playing music videos, Teen Beat centerfolds and ridiculously feathered hair - they’re still pushing the needle forward and fit well into the new generation of synth-pop darlings. “It’s called crowd bathing, like sun bathing but better,” he explained.ĭressed in their best “Miami Vice” suit jackets and skinny pleather metallic pants, the Duran Duran rockers are still a beacon of ’80s glam while beautifully aging with the times. Frontman Le Bon at one point outstretched his arms and closed his eyes, breathing it all in. The nearly sold-out crowd took heed and shimmied in kind throughout the almost two-hour marathon, the smiles suggesting some great memories playing through their heads. The band set the tone early with opener “The Wild Boys,” a tongue-in-cheek statement to clarify that, though older and maybe even wiser musicians, they are still ready to host one epic dance party.

A retro video montage during “Hold Back the Rain” drove that effect home. The Rock Hall Foundation has hailed them as “new wave outsiders who became video stars,” and pop stars’ reputation preceded them in the best way possible Saturday night, exceeding expectations as they combed through their discography in a calculated way to show the breadth of their body of work.įrom the earliest tracks - the punk undertones of “Careless Memories,” the electro-pop wonder “Planet Earth” and early dance hit “Girls on Film” (complete with shutter snapping sound effects), all from their 1981 self-titled debut - to their latest material from 2021 album “Future Past,” the show became a musical documentary of a 40-year career with few misses. show since Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor (and former guitarist Andy Taylor) got the news about their Rock Hall destiny, alongside Pat Benatar, Eminem, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie. Chicago became the North American tour kickoff after weather forced the cancellation of a planned Minnesota appearance the night prior, and their first U.S.

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